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Wisdom for Grads and Life-long Learners
When I started reading author Anne Lamott’s 2003 Commencement speech that made its way to my Facebook feed this month, I couldn’t stop. Besides being thoroughly entertaining, I thought: what a fun and wise career counselor she would make! I try to balance dreams and reality in my career counseling work, and like that she […]
Tough Times Never Last, But Strong People Do
The incredible concert I recently attended by Ladysmith Black Mambazo sparked the inspiration for this month’s newsletter. Whether you’re facing challenges at work, navigating a job search, dealing with personal struggles, or feeling the weight of world events, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. One of their songs, “Tough Times Never Last, But Strong People Do,” […]
Endurance: Book Excerpt
Below is an excerpt from my book to help people cope with the emotional roller coaster of the job search. Please share this and the link to complimentary excerpts which is after the reading. A great graduation gift of support! “It really is an endurance race.” -Henry Ford A job search can take longer than […]
Love in Life and Work + Buddhist Monk Words
Beyond finding a job that you love, how can you bring love in the broadest sense to your current workplace or life? Practical advice comes from a Corinthians reading in the Bible where we are reminded that love is patient and kind, trusts and hopes; it is not boastful, easily angered or a record-keeper of […]
What Brings You Joy? Balance? Hafiz Poem
Thanksgiving weekend got me thinking about the balance of joys and sorrows that we experience. It is a great joy to take my sister-in-law annually to State College, PA for a Thanksgiving visit with her son (my nephew) and family. This year they decorated for Christmas early, and I was captivated by the dozens of […]